10 Street Habits That Make You Look Like Prey
There’s a hard truth in street-level tradecraft: most trouble doesn’t start with words – it starts with...
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Street-Level ‘Hostile Intent’ Indicators
This is covert operative street smarts tuned for everyday people who walk to the bodega, catch a...
Street-Level Personal Security (PERSEC)
PERSEC isn’t just for operatives working in hostile environments – it’s for anyone who wants to navigate...
Active ‘Street Assessment’ Method
A covert operative’s guide to owning any given urban street in real time as a professional on...
Making Yourself Useful in Any Group to Gain Influence and Protection
Whether you’re navigating a dangerous city, infiltrating a hostile network, or just trying to hold your own...
Using Crowds as Early Warning Detection Systems
Crowds are more than just groups of people moving through public spaces – they’re living, breathing sensors....
Understanding Local Urban Threat Landscapes
A city’s map is written in layers – some visible, most hidden. The operatives who thrive don’t...
Reading the Urban Jungle Like an Operator
A complex maze of people, architecture, and unseen systems – learning to navigate it like a Special...
The Smartest Person in The Room is Not The One With All The Answers…
The smartest person in the room isn’t the one who has all the answers; it’s who sees...
If You Can Read The Environment, You Can Adapt Faster Than Anyone Else
Operatives who know how to take in every detail of their surroundings aren’t just reacting to what’s...
Becoming the ‘Gray Woman’ as per CIA
The tradecraft of becoming a “gray woman” is about mastering the skill of invisibility – blending, not...
How to Find a City’s Criminal Underworld
The intel explains how to find, infiltrate and navigate a city’s criminal underworld by blending in, identifying...